Editing Barcelona (section)

=== Entertainment and performing arts ===
{{Main|List of theatres and concert halls in Barcelona}}
[[File:Liceu - Interior.jpg|thumb|The [[Liceu]] opera house]]

Barcelona has many venues for [[Concert|live music]] and theatre, including the world-renowned [[Liceu|Gran Teatre del Liceu]] opera house, the [[Teatre Nacional de Catalunya]], the [[Teatre Lliure]] and the [[Palau de la Música Catalana]] concert hall. Barcelona also is home to the [[Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra]] (Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya, usually known as OBC), the largest symphonic orchestra in Catalonia. In 1999, the OBC inaugurated its new venue in the brand-new Auditorium ([[L'Auditori]]). It performs around 75 concerts per season and its current director is [[Eiji Oue]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.auditori.org/seccions/auditori/oferta_musical/auditori_obc/index.aspx |title=L'Auditori: OBC |publisher=Auditori.org |access-date=26 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725024346/http://www.auditori.org/seccions/auditori/oferta_musical/auditori_obc/index.aspx |archive-date=25 July 2011}}</ref> It is home to the [[Barcelona Guitar Orchestra]], directed by Sergi Vicente. The major thoroughfare of [[La Rambla, Barcelona|La Rambla]] is home to mime artists and street performers. Yearly, two major pop music festivals take place in the city, the [[Sónar]] Festival and the [[Primavera Sound Festival]]. The city also has a thriving [[alternative rock|alternative music]] scene, with groups such as [[The Pinker Tones]] receiving international attention.<ref>{{cite web |last=Roberts |first=Nina |url=http://travel.nytimes.com/2006/08/06/arts/music/06rob.html |title=Catalan Musical Stew Keeps Barcelona Up All Night – New York Times |location=Barcelona (Spain) |publisher=Travel.nytimes.com |date=6 August 2006 |access-date=5 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080110202608/http://travel.nytimes.com/2006/08/06/arts/music/06rob.html |archive-date=10 January 2008}}</ref> Barcelona is an international hub of highly active and diverse [[nightlife]] with [[Bar (establishment)|bars]], dance bars and [[nightclub]]s staying open well past midnight.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thehoya.com/barcelona-never-sleeps/ |title=Barcelona Never Sleeps |date=23 March 2020 |publisher=The Hoya |access-date=14 February 2022 |archive-date=6 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206081730/https://thehoya.com/barcelona-never-sleeps/ |url-status=live }}</ref>